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Director: Guillermo del Toro A frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind. Director: Roland Emmerich Edit Storyline Carl Denham needs to finish his movie and has the perfect location; Skull Island. But he still needs to find a leading lady. This 'soon-to-be-unfortunate' soul is Ann Darrow. No one knows what they will encounter on this island and why it is so mysterious, but once they reach it, they will soon find out. Living on this hidden island is a giant gorilla and this beast now has Ann is its grasps. Carl and Ann's new love, Jack Driscoll must travel through the jungle looking for Kong and Ann, whilst avoiding all sorts of creatures and beasts. But Carl has another plan in mind. Written by Film_Fan The eighth wonder of the world.

Genres: Rated PG-13 for frightening adventure violence and some disturbing images | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 14 December 2005 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Peter Jackson's King Kong See more » Filming Locations: £6,944,740 (UK) (16 December 2005) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Rick Baker : the pilot of the airplane which is shooting at Kong at the Empire State Building. See more » Goofs (at around 1h 15 mins) At the end of the sequence where Kong carries Ann through the forest, there is a very brief scene where you can see that Ann is wearing pantyhose (not invented until 1959, twenty six years after this movie took place). In all other scenes on the island she is barefoot. See more » Quotes See more » Crazy Credits The end credits are set against an art deco backdrop rather than the traditional black screen. The backdrop is an exact replica, in Technicolor, of the same backdrop that was used for the opening credits in the 1933 version of "King Kong". See more » Connections great movie!!! another Peter Jackson masterpiece!!

15 December 2005 | by Kensei (Philippines) – See all my reviews Peter Jackson gave this movie a new twist. I 've seen the old King Kong movies and they're quite great, but this one is exceptional!! The actors and actress Naomi gave the movie its own character and distinct traits from the original story. It fits them so well, but the most remarkable in this movie is KONG. Peter made the beast look like a real, living gorilla, only it's 25 feet tall. The actor who portrayed Kong is great. He gives the beast life, not just its brute strength and uncanny agility, but a heart of beast that is longing for a companion. In his eyes you can see the soul that suffers from the savagery of the island, but his love for Ann, he finds his way to conquer it. There are many scenes in this movie that will capture your heart and even make you cry. It's up for you to see. This movie is worth seeing for. This is a great remake from a great director (",). 401 of 733 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you?

Yes King Kong (2005) - FAQ The content of this page was created directly by users and has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Visit our FAQ Help to learn more FAQ How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie? For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for King Kong can be found here . What is 'King Kong' about? Showman Carl Denham ( Jack Black ) sails with a filming crew, playwright Jack Driscoll ( Adrien Brody ), and leading lady Ann Darrow ( Naomi Watts ) to Skull Island, uncharted except for a map he got from another sailor. Arriving on the island, they find it inhabited by a tribe of natives who think that the blonde Ann would be the perfect 'bride' for their god...a giant gorilla named Kong.

Kong is mesmerized by Ann, but Denham soon gets the idea of capturing Kong and bringing him to New York to be displayed as 'King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.' Is "King Kong" based on a book? The giant gorilla known as Kong was the brainchild of American aviator and screenwriter Merian C. Cooper [1893-1973], conceived after a dream in which a giant gorilla was terrorizing New York City. Screenwriters Ruth Rose and James Ashmore Creelman wrote the screenplay for the original King Kong (1933) movie. A novelization of the screenplay actually appeared in 1932, a year before the film, adapted by newspaper reporter and writer Delos W. Lovelace. It was published in serialized form in Mystery Magazine and in book form later that year by Grosset & Dunlap. This version of King Kong is the third version of the film, preceded by the original 1933 movie and King Kong (1976). Kong was adapted for this version by New Zealand screenwriters Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens along with Peter Jackson, who directed the movie.

How many people died during the expedition to Skull Island? It depends upon the version of the movie. There are 15 verifiable deaths in the theatrical version. These include: two of Denham's crew killed on Skull Island by natives, one Venture crewman killed aboard ship by Skull islanders, four members of Ann's rescue party killed during the brontosaurus stampede/raptor attack (Lumpy ( Andy Serkis ) confirms this number in the following scene), Mr. Hayes ( Evan Parke ) killed by Kong, Choy ( Lobo Chan ), Lumpy, and two unnamed crewmen killed in the ravine due to the fall or pit creatures, and finally three crewmen killed by Kong during the capture attempt (two smashed against a cliff wall and one bitten in midsection).The extended cut shows another three crewmen eaten by the piranhadon in the swamp, totaling 18. Denham states in his presentation of Kong in New York that only 17 people were killed. This discrepancy may be attributed to a writer's miscount, though it is only apparent in the extended cut. Does Jimmy die when thrown against the boulder? No.

Jimmy ( Jamie Bell ) appears again during the scene in which Kong is exhibited inside the theatre in New York. When Kong throws the boat against the boulder, Jack Driscoll immediately rushes toward Jimmy, who can be seen swimming in the water. After Kong is chloroformed, Jimmy's eyes are still open. In the novelization of the movie, it is mentioned that Jack is holding an unconscious Jimmy in the water. This can also be seen in the movie. How does the movie end? Kong carries Ann almost to the top of the Empire State Building, setting her on a ledge. Six fighter planes circle around him, shooting him full of bullets, so he climbs to the very top of the building and attempts to fight off the planes. Ann climbs from the ledge to the top of the building and attempts to wave off the airplanes, but they keep firing until Kong collapses on the tower. As Ann strokes his face, Kong quietly slips off the tower to his death, landing in the street below where the crowds close in for a closer look. Driscoll rushes out onto the top of the building to help Ann down. As Denham makes his way through the crowd, he hears a photographer remark that the airplanes got Kong.

'It wasn't the airplanes,' Denham replies. 'It was Beauty killed the Beast.' How does this film differ from the 1933 version? 1. The most obvious difference is that of running time: while the films are very similar structurally, the 2005 film is an hour and a half longer than the 1933 film. 2. There is much more backstory given to the two principals, Ann Darrow and Carl Denham. Ann did not appear in the 1933 film until the point at which Denham covered for her attempted shoplifting of food. 3. The character of Denham is quite different. He was originally a successful, respected filmmaker. The newer film portrays him as a man on the outs with the studio heads who steals the footage for his own film and flees after learning the bosses are planning to scrap the picture. The newer incarnation is also played as much more of an antihero; smarmy but likable. He is motivated more out of desperation than greed, whereas the 1933 film never brought the character's actions into question. 4.

Jack Driscoll is now a playwright who is working on Denham's screenplay; previously, he was the First Mate of the Venture. 5. The natives of Skull Island are much more hostile. In the original film, they allowed Denham's party to leave without incident; in this version, they kill several members of the group before the Venture's captain arrives with help. 6. All references to and quotes from Conrad's Heart of Darkness are new to this version of the story. 7. Kong is played less as a monster and more as an animal. Whilst in the 1933 version they portrayed Kong as a unique gorilla-like ape, this Kong is purely a giant silverback gorilla; its behaviours are very accurate to silverbacks. 8. The 2005 film contains a scene from the screenplay and novel of the 1933 version, which never made it into the film(whether this scene was shot or not is still up for debate). Originally, stop-motion spiders attacked and ate the crew members who fell off of the log bridge and into the gorge it spanned.

The new version presents a variety of insects and leechlike creatures, but eschews spiders, possibly to avoid feeling like a retread of Jackson's previous film, The Return of the King, which had featured a battle with a huge spider. 9. In the 1933 film, Ann Darrow remains frightened of the giant ape throughout the film. In this version, however, she and the gorilla form an emotional bond, with Ann recognizing human traits such as intelligence and empathy in her captor-turned-guardian. This is not the first time a Kong film took this approach, however, as the 1976 Dino De Laurentiis King Kong had the lead female character, Dwan, show deep respect and sympathy for her simian captor. 10. Ann and Jack originally joined Denham on stage as he presented the captive Kong to a New York audience. In Jackson's film, both have become disillusioned by his glory-minded pursuits and decline to take part. Denham therefore hires an actress whom he tells his audience is Ann, and he credits her rescue not to Jack, but to the actor Bruce Baxter, who had actually abandoned the search for Ann to save himself. 11.

The New York rampage in the 2005 version is more low key than in the 1933 Kong and not nearly as horrific, most likely to keep the PG-13 rating. The attack on the elevated train does not occur in the new version, nor does Kong throw a woman he mistakes for Ann to her death-at least not definitively; he does throw a number of women about casually, but their fates are not depicted. Likely a few bumps and bruises, at worse a broken bone or two, but they certainly weren't thrown from a height or with enough force to kill them. 12. Now, Jack is the only one to race to the top of the Empire State Building to save Ann at the film's climax. Previously Denham and a few other rescuers had also ascended the skyscraper. 13. Kong's death is no longer seen as the necessary destruction of a dangerous monster, but the tragic killing of a noble beast who has suffered at the hands of human exploitation. What references are made to the original 1933 film? 1. Skull Island is "visually layered," as inspired by the original. 2.

Some of the relics (spears, drums, and shields) that appear in early scenes on board the ship are original 1933 film props. The gas bombs that can briefly be seen in the cage full of chemical bottles are also original props. 3. Whilst in the cab Carl Denham mentions that "Fay's a size four" - referencing Fay Wray, the actress who played Ann Darrow in the 1933 original. When Preston informs Denham that she's "busy making a picture with RKO," he is actually referring to the original King Kong film itself, and Denham moans "Cooper, huh?" referring to Merian C. Cooper, one of the original movie's directors. A brief sting from the original film's sountrack accompanies this line. 4. When Kong defeats the V-Rex creature he checks that the reptile's jaw is broken by flexing it open a few times. This action is almost a frame-for-frame copy of the 1933 original and is a direct tribute to the work of stop-motion pioneer Willis O'Brien. 5. Ann and Bruce act a scene on the ship.

She says, "This is very exciting, I've never been on a ship before," to which Bruce replies. "Well, I've never been on one with a woman before." This "acted" scene is a direct copy of a "real" scene from the 1933 original. 6. During his stage presentation of Kong, Denham quotes an "old Arabian proverb" about how beauty tames the beast; this quote opened the original film in the form of an on-screen title. As an aside, Merian C. Cooper admitted in interviews that the alleged proverb was actually his own invention. 7. When Kong is struggling to free himself from the chains on the New York theatre stage, Denham says "Let him roar; it makes a swell picture." This line of dialogue was spoken by a journalist in the original movie. 8. The musical score which accompanies the dance routine in the New York theatre is Max Steiner's original composition from the 1933 film. 9. The native dancers on the New York stage are a direct copy of the natives from the original 1933 movie. 10. When Denham and Kong first see each other, they pause for a moment.

According to Peter Jackson this is the moment during which they both recognise each other - a feeling that they have met before. This suggests that they are spiritually bonded to the original movie in some way. 11. The last line of the movie is the same in the 1933 one. The ultimate reference to the original movie was sadly never to be - Peter Jackson wanted Fay Wray, by then in her 90s, to make a cameo at the end of the movie, but she died before this was possible. King Kong Official Trailer #1 - Jack Black Movie (2005) HD - YouTube King Kong Official Trailer #1 - Jack Black Movie (2005) HD Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later.

Uploaded on Dec 12, 2011 Subscribe to TRAILERS: Subscribe to COMING SOON: Subscribe to CLASSIC TRAILERS: Like us on FACEBOOK: Follow us on TWITTER: King Kong Trailer - Directed by Peter Jackson and starring Naomi Watts Jack Black Adrien Brody Thomas Kretschmann and Colin Hanks Carl Denham needs to finish his movie and has the perfect location; Skull Island. But he still needs to find a leading lady. This 'soon-to-be-unfortunate' soul is Ann Darrow. No one knows what they will encounter on this island and why it is so mysterious, but once they reach it, they will soon find out. Living on this hidden island is a giant gorilla and this beast now has Ann is its grasps. Carl and Ann's new love, Jack Driscoll must travel through the jungle looking for Kong and Ann, whilst avoiding all sorts of creatures and beasts. But Carl has another plan in mind. King Kong is the remake of the 1933 cult film. With a 200 million dollar budget director Peter Jackson was able to fulfill his childhood dream of directing a King Kong film.

Universal - 2005 ‎King Kong (2005) directed by Peter Jackson • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd 9 A remake of the 1933 film of the same name that turned out to be pretty much responsible for the existence of director Peter Jackson in the film industry today, King Kong presents the renowned filmmaker trying to recreate the magic of the original by throwing in plethora of impressive set designs, CGI battles & an overlong plot but in his desperate attempt to pay tribute to the film that started his love affair with cinema, he ends up overdoing everything. Set in the early 1930s, King Kong begins with an overly ambitious movie producer who coerces his cast & crew and hires a ship crew to find the mythic Skull Island where he wants to shoot his new film. But when… Review by AlexDavies ★★★★½ “There is still some mystery left in this world, and we can all have a piece of it for the price of an admission ticket.” Peter Jackson’s King Kong is not the throwaway remake I envisioned years ago when I was younger before release.

I was around 10 yrs old, my favorite films at the time being The Lord of the Rings I heard of the King Kong remake from the same director. I hadn’t seen the original yet but the character was more than fascinating for a 10 yr old. I saw it in theatres that year and the movie just stuck with me. Becoming one of those really reliably comfortable films for a budding movie enthusiast. And now… 6 Heh, that was pretty awesome. Overlong and overstuffed? Of course! But it's a true blockbuster epic, and a damn entertaining one at that. First off, gotta give props to director Peter Jackson. This film was his passion project, and I'd say his dedication payed off. I didn't love all his directing choices in the film itself (it's pretty action-heavy and even some of the "emotional" moments feel schmaltzy), but I respect the hell out of him for making this film work. As for the film itself, it's a pretty fun three-hour ride. Unlike many, I actually enjoyed most of the set-up in the first act.

Some key characters get their necessary development, and it gives off the old school Hollywood… 9 I am always willing to defend Jackson's shortcomings as a director because he has given me some of the most memorable cinematic experiences ever. But his King Kong makes it nigh impossible to do just that. This film's visual splendour seems almost inversely proportionate to its laborious and indulgent pacing. From the opening urban vistas to the vibrant and threatening jungles, this film looks amazing. Set pieces, CGI and production design all get the treatment we are now accustomed to when Jackson and co make a film. Kong looks fantastic, instilled with Serkis' genius (who should get a lot more credit than he usually gets). It is a shame that they completely forgot about the story and to tell it… 7.6 It's very clear to me now how much of Tintin (2011) was influenced by Peter Jackson. I haven't seen this movie for ages, much less sat through the entire 3 hour runtime. My dad told me a story about when he took my brother and I to see King Kong (2005) in theaters. I was 5 and my brother would've been 3.

He said it was funny because my brother was asleep for the 1st half and I fell asleep for the 2nd half. Despite our being children, it's not completely unreasonable that we fell asleep. This movie, although being fairly fast paced, lacks any hook. At a certain point, you wonder, "I've already seen everything it's had to… Review by S_MTX ★★★★★ The original is an iconic classic that just can't be touched and rather than upstage it this movie lovingly pays homage to it. It works more as love letter than a remake, but Jackson also makes it his own thrill ride. As a spectacle this holds up tremendously. The effects mostly hold up, but Kong himself is beautifully rendered. What really sets him apart from other movie monsters is the mo-cap. This doesn't feel like other movie monsters terrorizing a city, but really a wild animal going nuts which is really intense to watch. Andy Serkis really nails the way Kong moves and WETAs design does justice. I don't think I can ever look at this one objectively. It's definitely… Peter Jackson's King Kong 1933 version vs.

2005 version remake review naomi watts naked ambition Posters and prints on sale now! Click above and buy some eye-candy for your walls! Kong isn�t too happy when he finds out that CG movie stars aren�t even paid as much as the guy driving the catering truck. King Kong Review written by: Alex Sandell Kong vs. Kong The original 1933 King Kong was the most groundbreaking action and adventure flick ever filmed. While other films from its era have been shoved into the dustbin of history; Kong has continued to find new audiences and entertain one generation after another for the past 72 years. The movie inspired adventure favorites from Mighty Joe Young to Raiders of the Lost Ark to Jurassic Park. Effects change, but Kong remains timeless. So why another? With a full-blown remake already released in 1976, it's not as though Peter Jackson is breaking some sacred taboo by filming King Kong in 2005. Nothing memorable came out of the '76 film, outside of a now defunct ride at Universal and a memorable twist where Kong climbs the World Trade Center instead of the Empire State Building. Jackson is attempting to do something more with his version of Kong.

The Oscar Winning director of the Lord of the Rings' trilogy is hoping that this is the one remake to rule them all! The one remake to rule them all?!? I love the original King Kong. I looked forward to the remastered, restored DVD collector's edition of the 1933 film, with its 7 part documentary, audio commentary, test footage, lost spider sequence (directed by Peter Jackson, no less), and unrivalled packaging, more than I did any theatrical film released this year. Since buying it last month, I've watched the DVD no less than 5 times. Peter Jackson's 2005 remake isn't half as good as the 1933 King Kong. I'm guessing Peter Jackson -- who claims he wouldn't be making films today if he hadn't seen the '33 version -- would be the first to agree with me on that. But, thankfully, the talented director does the original justice. From the opening credits -- which look almost exactly like the title cards in the original Kong -- it's obvious that this movie is as much homage as it is remake. Jackson starts the film in New York of 1933. The Great Depression is in full swing.

Film producer Carl Denham's (Jack Black) in a pickle -- he's leaving to shoot his film but doesn't have a leading lady. All he asks for is a pretty woman in a size 4 dress. "Fay would fit the dress perfectly!" he says to his assistant. "She's already working on a picture," the assistant replies. "That's right," says Denham, "Damn Cooper!" The conversation (which I paraphrased the hell out of) is an obvious reference to Merian C. Cooper and Fay Wray. The two happened to be filming King Kong at the time. Jackson gives plenty of nods like this to fans of the original, rather than pretend his is an upgrade that makes the '33 version obsolete. So is it really the "one remake to rule them all?" It depends. Remaking King Kong would be no easy task (the '76 fiasco proved that). Jackson and the gang get as much right as they do wrong. What they get right is awe-inspiring. What they get wrong is groan-inducing. There's a lot of room for improvement, but the movie is more satisfactory than most remakes. I guess it's the one remake to rule them all ... almost.

As much as Jackson wants to recapture the magic of the original King Kong, he can't resist following up his Lord of the Rings' trilogy with another film of epic proportions (and running time). While Rings was a huge story that needed the time to adequately tell the tale, King Kong is a small-scale story about a girl and a gorilla that screams "3 hour epic" about as much as the latest Adam Sandler movie. And that leads us to the biggest problem with the film ... Peter Jackson forgot how to nip and tuck! King Kong 2005 is a 90 minute film stretched out to a tumescent 187. And you can feel it. Your ass feels it before it's even hit your brain. It works its way up from your sore buttocks to your aching lower back, climbs up your spine and finally smacks you in the head 2 hours into the movie. You realize that the damn thing should be over, but find there's still an hour left! This movie could have been cut back by 60 minutes without losing anything. Peter Jackson goes overboard with the romance between the gorilla and the girl.

While King Kong is quite a character, and Naomi Watts does a great job as Ann Darrow; the couple's public displays of affection grow old (and slightly disturbing) before the film comes to a close. Did we really need to see Kong sliding on his king-sized bum across New York ice -- Ann in hand having a splendid time -- surrounded by Christmas trees? It felt like a moment out of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. What was Jackson thinking? He slows the film down over and over again with this absolutely preposterous love story between ape and woman. King Kong even learns a small amount of sign language, to further put a lump in the audience's throat. "Look!" We're meant to say, "He's communicating! He can't die now!" Jackson starts out recreating the 1933 King Kong and, by the second half, ends up remaking the 1976 remake of the 1933 film. The '76 remake also had the girl get all gushy over the ape.

It also ran long (not 3 hours long, but too long for Kong) and dragged out the ending with sentimental silliness (Kong's heartbeat slowing down as he died is embarrassing to this day). What John Guillermin forgot in 1976 and Peter Jackson forgot in 2005, is that in the 1933 version they both loved, Ann Darrow couldn't stand that damn ape! Sure, she screamed for him when she was about to be attacked by a Tyrannosaurus Rex, but only because he was a better alternative to the carnivorous dinosaur. The point of the original film was that beauty killed the beast. He would do anything for her, and she would use him, despite her fear of the animal. At the same time, King Kong cared about Ann Darrow more than his own safety and well-being. Anyone got between the two, he would stomp them, chomp them and tear them to shreds -- no matter what the consequence. Jackson wants it both ways. He wants the monstrous Kong, but he also wants the romantic Kong. He wants the girl to be frightened, but also intrigued and in love.

There is one amusing romantic moment between the two, when Darrow puts on a Vaudeville show for Kong and Kong chuckles whenever she falls (usually with his help) over. I couldn't help getting a kick out of it, even though it was so sappy I simultaneously wanted to laugh, clap and puke. More about the good stuff Peter Jackson made a great 2 hour movie that happens to run 3 hours. The first half of the film is excellent. The T-Rex scenes are amazing. Although slightly absurd; the native pole vaulting to the ship to kidnap Ann was a fun visual. The scene where Darrow is offered as a sacrifice to Kong is thrilling. And Kong himself. Wow! Andy Serkis (also the man behind the CG Gollum) breathes life into the character of King Kong and the CG effects are incredible (the best I've ever seen). No need to suspend disbelief for Kong, because he really looks like a gigantic ape. The rest of the effects aren't as great as Kong himself, but they get the job done. Some have complained that the island scenes are excessive, but watch the original and you'll see that they're just as frantic.

Some of the shots are taken directly from the original. When Kong breaks the T-Rex's jaw and then opens and closes it with his hands, the audience laughed, winced and cheered. This scene was taken directly from the '33 version of the film. More often than not, the scenes that really got the audience going were the ones taken almost shot for shot from the original film. If Jackson would have stuck with the story he knows and loves, Kong coulda been a contender for best adventure film of the year. As it is, it's a decent and damn fun remake that gets too bogged down in Peter Jackson's affection for the character of Kong to ever fully emerge as a great film in its own right. Any chance of it reaching classic status was stomped on and destroyed by the ludicrous running time and Peter Jackson's love of that ape. I'm recommending the 2005 King Kong, but only to those who have seen the superior 1933 version. Don't let the 2005 version take the place of the '33 film, and don't consider it the definitive King Kong.

At 3 hours, the movie still couldn't develop a convincing romance between Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody) and Ann Darrow. At 3 hours, the movie still couldn't develop most of its characters. At half the length, the original had an excuse for making these same mistakes. You can't have it both ways Jack Black's Carl Denham is pathetic and Black himself is horribly miscast. He's not so much an Indiana Jones type adventurer as he is an opportunist. When he says he'll share the money the captured Kong will bring in with his crew, the audience laughed. In the original you believe him, because that's the kind of man Denham was (his character was partially based on Marian C. Cooper). I can't figure out why Jackson took this approach with the character, but it doesn't work. Jackson wanted Black to play Denham both ways. The adventurer and the greedy producer. He wanted Kong to be the monster and the gallant Knight in Shining Armor. He wanted Ann to be both the terrified damsel in distress and the woman with a gorilla fetish. I don't think Jackson knew exactly what he wanted, so he decided to cover all his bases.

Because of that, he leaves the audience wanting more. On the other hand You'll want to see this one, despite its flaws. The movie isn't the emotional powerhouse Peter Jackson intended, but it still makes for an above average popcorn flick. Hell, the T-Rex scenes alone are worth the full price of admission. Just don't expect a classic, and you shouldn't walk away disappointed. Actually, it would be hard not to have a good time watching the film. On the other hand, you may walk away with a back ache and blisteringly sore ass. Don't forget to take the Ibuprofen and preparation H along with the soda and JuJu Bees. You also may do well to bring an air sickness bag, in case you have a low tolerance for gooey, gushy sentimentality between an ape and his girl. Agree, disagree, do you wish you had a better education? Email Alex! A site the size of The Juicy Cerebellum is not cheap to run! Help keep this site online (and free of corporate influence) and these reviews coming, through a contribution, large or small. Contributions go through Paypal and are encrypted for greater security!

RECENT REVIEWS ( click here to see ALL films reviewed in the last six months): King Kong(2005) Extended Version movie review - YouTube King Kong(2005) Extended Version movie review Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Dec 3, 2013 MrTardis11 reviews the extended version of King Kong(2005). Directed by Peter Jackson. Starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Colin Hanks, Thomas Kretschmann, Evan Parke, Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis. Category King Kong Movie Review & Film Summary (2005) | Roger Ebert It was beauty killed the beast. Advertisement There are astonishments to behold in Peter Jackson's new "King Kong," but one sequence, relatively subdued, holds the key to the movie's success. Kong has captured Ann Darrow and carried her to his perch high on the mountain.

He puts her down, not roughly, and then begins to roar, bare his teeth and pound his chest. Ann, an unemployed vaudeville acrobat, somehow instinctively knows that the gorilla is not threatening her but trying to impress her by behaving as an alpha male -- the King of the Jungle. She doesn't know how Queen Kong would respond, but she does what she can: She goes into her stage routine, doing backflips, dancing like Chaplin, juggling three stones. Her instincts and empathy serve her well. Kong's eyes widen in curiosity, wonder and finally what may pass for delight. From then on, he thinks of himself as the girl's possessor and protector. She is like a tiny beautiful toy that he has been given for his very own, and before long, they are regarding the sunset together, both of them silenced by its majesty. The scene is crucial because it removes the element of creepiness in the gorilla/girl relationship in the two earlier "Kongs" (1933 and 1976), creating a wordless bond that allows her to trust him. When Jack Driscoll climbs the mountain to rescue her, he finds her comfortably nestled in Kong's big palm.

Ann and Kong in this movie will be threatened by dinosaurs, man-eating worms, giant bats, loathsome insects, spiders, machineguns and the Army Air Corps, and could fall to their death into chasms on Skull Island or from the Empire State Building. But Ann will be as safe as Kong can make her, and he will protect her even from her own species. Advertisement The movie more or less faithfully follows the outlines of the original film, but this fundamental adjustment in the relationship between the beauty and the beast gives it heart, a quality the earlier film was lacking. Yes, Kong in 1933 cares for his captive, but she doesn't care so much for him. Kong was always misunderstood, but in the 2005 film, there is someone who knows it. As Kong ascends the skyscraper, Ann screams not because of the gorilla but because of the attacks on the gorilla by a society that assumes he must be destroyed.

The movie makes the same kind of shift involving a giant gorilla that Spielberg's " Close Encounters of the Third Kind " (1977) did when he replaced 1950s attacks on alien visitors with a very 1970s attempt to communicate with them (by 2005, Spielberg was back to attacking them, in " War of the Worlds "). "King Kong" is a magnificent entertainment. It is like the flowering of all the possibilities in the original classic film. Computers are used not merely to create special effects, but also to create style and beauty, to find a look for the film that fits its story. And the characters are not cardboard heroes or villains seen in stark outline, but quirky individuals with personalities. Advertisement Consider the difference between Robert Armstrong (1933) and Jack Black (2005) as Carl Denham, the movie director who lands an unsuspecting crew on Skull Island. A Hollywood stereotype based on Cecil B. DeMille has been replaced by one who reminds us more of Orson Welles .

And in the starring role of Ann Darrow, Naomi Watts expresses a range of emotion that Fay Wray, bless her heart, was never allowed in 1933. Never have damsels been in more distress, but Fay Wray mostly had to scream, while Watts looks into the gorilla's eyes and sees something beautiful there. There was a stir when Jackson informed the home office that his movie would run 187 minutes. The executives had something around 140 minutes in mind, so they could turn over the audience more quickly (despite the greedy 20 minutes of paid commercials audiences now have inflicted upon them). After they saw the movie, their objections were stilled. Yes, the movie is a tad too long, and we could do without a few of the monsters and overturned elevated trains. But it is so well done that we are complaining, really, only about too much of a good thing. This is one of the great modern epics. Jackson, fresh from his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, wisely doesn't show the gorilla or the other creatures until more than an hour into the movie.

In this he follows Spielberg, who fought off producers who wanted the shark in " Jaws " to appear virtually in the opening titles. There is an hour of anticipation, of low ominous music, of subtle rumblings, of uneasy squints into the fog and mutinous grumblings from the crew, before the tramp steamer arrives at Skull Island -- or, more accurately, is thrown against its jagged rocks in the first of many scary action sequences. Advertisement During that time, we see Depression-era breadlines and soup kitchens, and meet the unemployed heroes of the film: Ann Darrow (Watts), whose vaudeville theater has closed, and who is faced with debasing herself in burlesque; Carl Denham (Black), whose footage for a new movie is so unconvincing that the movie's backers want to sell it off as background footage; Jack Driscoll ( Adrien Brody ), a playwright whose dreams lie Off-Broadway and who thrusts 15 pages of a first draft screenplay at Denham and tries to disappear. They all find themselves aboard the tramp steamer of Capt.

Englehorn ( Thomas Kretschmann ), who is persuaded to cast off just as Denham's creditors arrive on the docks in police cars. They set course for the South Seas, where Denham believes an uncharted island may hold the secret of a box office blockbuster. On board, Ann and Jack grow close, but not too close, because the movie's real love story is between the girl and the gorilla. Once on Skull Island, the second act of the movie is mostly a series of hair-curling special effects, as overgrown prehistoric creatures endlessly pursue the humans, occasionally killing or eating a supporting character. The bridges and logs over chasms, so important in 1933, are even better used here, especially when an assortment of humans and creatures fall in stages from a great height, resuming their deadly struggle whenever they can grab a convenient vine, rock or tree. Two story lines are intercut: Ann and the ape, and everybody else and the other creatures. Advertisement The third act returns to Manhattan, which looks uncannily evocative and atmospheric. It isn't precisely realistic, but more of a dreamed city in which key elements swim in and out of view.

There's a poetic scene where Kong and the girl find a frozen pond in Central Park, and the gorilla is lost in delight as it slides on the ice. It's in scenes like this that Andy Serkis is most useful as the actor who doesn't so much play Kong as embody him for the f/x team. He adds the body language. Some of the Manhattan effects are not completely convincing (and earlier, on Skull Island, it's strange how the fleeing humans seem to run beneath the pounding feet of the T. rexes without quite occupying the same space). But special effects do not need to be convincing if they are effective, and Jackson trades a little realism for a lot of impact and momentum. The final ascent of the Empire State Building is magnificent, and for once, the gorilla seems the same size in every shot. Although Naomi Watts makes a splendid heroine, there have been complaints that Jack Black and Adrien Brody are not precisely hero material. Nor should they be, in my opinion. They are a director and a writer. They do not require big muscles and square jaws. What they require are strong personalities that can be transformed under stress.

Denham the director clings desperately to his camera, no matter what happens to him, and Driscoll the writer beats a strategic retreat before essentially rewriting his personal role in his own mind. Bruce Baxter ( Kyle Chandler ) is an actor who plays the movie's hero, and now has to decide if he can play his role for real. And Preston ( Colin Hanks ) is a production assistant who, as is often the case, would be a hero if anybody would give him a chance. Advertisement The result is a surprisingly involving and rather beautiful movie -- one that will appeal strongly to the primary action audience, and also cross over to people who have no plans to see "King Kong" but will change their minds the more they hear. I think the film even has a message, and it isn't that beauty killed the beast. It's that we feel threatened by beauty, especially when it overwhelms us, and we pay a terrible price when we try to deny its essential nature and turn it into a product, or a target. This is one of the year's best films.

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Question: Who directed the 2005 version of the film "King Kong"?
Answer: Peter Jackson